Senator Hyde-Smith supports common-sense, patient-centered health care reforms to help Mississippi families afford health insurance coverage without expanding the government’s role in providing health care. As she has throughout her public career, the Senator has maintained a sharp focus on improving rural health care.
Senator Hyde-Smith appreciates the role of the state’s universities to support federal research on better prevention and treatment efforts on chronic diseases, like diabetes, that affect Mississippians disproportionally.
HYDE-SMITH URGES MISSISSIPPIANS TO SUPPLY INPUT TO HHS RURAL HEALTH TASK FORCE BY OCT. 9
HYDE-SMITH URGES MISSISSIPPIANS TO SUPPLY INPUT TO HHS RURAL HEALTH TASK FORCE BY OCT. 9
Senator Says Mississippi Views Important as Feds Look to Improve Care in Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today urged Mississippians to participate in a nationwide U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to find ways to improve health care in rural America.
The federal Rural Health Task Force, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)...
HYDE-SMITH: USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PITCHES IN $99,800 FOR OKHISSA LAKE PROJECT STUDY
HYDE-SMITH: USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PITCHES IN $99,800 FOR OKHISSA LAKE PROJECT STUDY
Miss. Senator Authored Farm Bill Provision Directing USDA to Transfer Property for Lodge, Conference Center
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today announced the award of a $99,800 grant to complete a feasibility study and business plan for a proposed lodge and conference center at Okhissa Lake in southwest Mississippi.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development...
HYDE-SMITH, GARDNER & TESTER SUCCEED IN EFFORT TO HELP RECRUIT & RETAIN RURAL DOCTORS
HYDE-SMITH, GARDNER & TESTER SUCCEED IN EFFORT TO HELP RECRUIT & RETAIN RURAL DOCTORS
New Federal Rule Follows Legislative Push Sponsored by Hyde-Smith & Others
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) today applauded a newly finalized rule to provide reimbursement for time that medical residents spend training at Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), which serve rural communities and face a critical physician shortage.
The...
Senate Judiciary Committee could advance Cory Wilson’s 5th Circuit confirmation Thursday
Y’all Politics
Senate Judiciary Committee could advance Cory Wilson’s 5th Circuit confirmation Thursday
By Frank Corder - June 9, 2020
The U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary is scheduled to meet this Thursday to consider the nomination of Mississippi’s Cory Wilson for a lifetime judicial...
Mental health to get $659K in federal funds
McComb Enterprise-Journal
Mental health to get $659K in federal funds
June 4, 2020
Southwest Mississippi Mental Health Complex in McComb will receive $659,092 in Federal Communications Commission funds to expand telemedicine offerings during the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith...
USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes
Feedstuffs
USDA food box program delivers 5m boxes
First round of $1 billion in Farmers to Families Food Box Program funding ends June 30, with some contracts extended starting June 15.
Bu Jacqui Fatka
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed more...